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James Gay 1758 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1758

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia

Death Date: 22 Jun 1840

Death Location: Clark, Kentucky

Father: James GAY

Mother: Jean Warwick

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James Gay Jr was born in 1758 in Augusta, Virginia, the child of James GAY and Jean Warwick. In 1700, James Gay Jr resided in Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA. James Gay Jr passed away in 1840 in Clark, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Gay Jr was born in 1758 in Augusta, Virginia, the child of James GAY and Jean Warwick.
  • In 1700, James Gay Jr resided in Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA.
  • James Gay Jr passed away in 1840 in Clark, Kentucky.

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James Gay's Ancestors

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James Gay
1758 – 1840
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia
Parents
James GAY
1723 – 1776
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Jean Warwick
1721 – 1758
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Jacob) Warwick
1690 – 1764
England
Elizabeth (Anne) Dunlap
1690 – 1805
Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
MATTHEW WARWICK
1683 – 1729
Frances Horsman
1694 – 1750
Alexander Dunlap
1665 – 1720
Antonia Brown
1678 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marmaduke Horseman
1664 – 1748
Sarah Wood
1674 – 1742
James Dunlap
1640 – 1674
Elizabeth Cunningham
1625 – 1674
John McFarland
1660 – 1727
Mary Montgomery
1660 – 1736

James Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1700
1700-1918
James Gay Jr resided here in Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA
Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA
1758
24 Aug 1758
Birth of James Gay Jr in Augusta, Virginia
Augusta, Virginia
1840
22 Jun 1840
Age 82
Death of James Gay Jr in Clark, Kentucky
Clark, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1758
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700-1918
    Event Place: Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Annals of Bath County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Clark, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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